China passes new law to power of maritime authorities
02 May 2021, 09:18 GMT+10
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): China has passed a new legislation to strengthen the power of its maritime safety authorities sparking fears that tensions between Beijing and other Asian countries, including Japan, may escalate in the Indo-Pacific region.
The latest revision was passed at the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress, China s top legislative body on Thursday (April 29). It is scheduled to be put into force on September 1, citing Xinhua, the Japan Times reported.
The legislation will enable China s maritime safety agency, which belongs to the transportation ministry, to order foreign vessels to leave what Beijing claims as its territorial waters if it thinks that they could threaten security.
China passes new law to power of maritime authorities
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China passes new law to power of maritime authorities
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China enhances powers of maritime safety agency
China s national legislature has passed a law authorizing the country s maritime safety agency to order foreign vessels to leave its territorial waters.
The Standing Committee of the National People s Congress approved the revision to the Maritime Traffic Safety Law on Thursday.
It allows the Maritime Safety Administration to order foreign vessels to leave territorial waters if they are judged to be a threat to China s security. The revision also authorizes the agency to track ships that are violating maritime traffic safety regulations.
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea allows ships to pass through the territorial waters of another state as long as they do not threaten the security of the coastal state.
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